Senior citizen gets 12 years prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting baby

Sessions court sentenced a senior citizen to 12 years imprisonment, along with two whips, after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11-month infant girl.

Sixty-eight-year-old Hashim Karim admitted to the charge, in an incident that occurred at a house in Shah Alam, August 20th, in the afternoon while the baby’s sitter went out to renew her road tax. Hashim, her father-in-law, had been entrusted to look after the girl.

Deputy Public Prosecutor in the case, Aimi Syazwani Sarmin is reported to have told the court:

“The victim is like a grand-daughter to the accused, and he should have taken a good care of the baby … Although he is 68-years-old, he [should not be] spared from being whipped as he is a sexual offender.”

He added that such a sentence was a provision under Section 377CA of the Penal Code, relating to sexual assault via object.